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I have been catching up on some dirt and gossip from the past few months, as related by the Sun Sentinel’s Anthony Man:

• Lingering ill will among factions erupts and Broward Democratic Party descends into chaos
• State Democratic Party rejects complaint that Broward Chairman Mitch Ceasar botched county party elections
• Broward Democratic Party divided, factions tossing charges and counter-charges

I had been following this drama, but not that closely. I am friendly with many of those who have been challenging Ceasar, but when wearing my BlueBroward hat try to avoid getting too deep into the factional conflicts (this is supposed to be a resource for the whole community). When I got an email from Phil Busey defending himself against charges that he was somehow trying to “destroy the party” by challenging the way the party leadership election was conducted, I didn’t even know what he was reacting to (apparently the kind of rhetoric in the charges and counter-charges item cited above).

Caesar won the election, and won on most counts in defending against the procedural challenge to how it was conducted. Honestly, I think the challengers lost the election less because of procedural issues but because of their own strategic and tactical errors, and because Caesar did a better job of mobilizing his supporters.

I just wish he would stop being such a sore winner. I would have a much better opinion of him if he could take the high road, and acknowledge that it’s possible for people to have honest differences with him without trying to “destroy the party.”